Elsevier’s #1 nursing management text, Leading and Managing in Nursing, 4th Edition, offers an innovative approach by merging theory, research, and practical application in key leadership and management areas. It is organized around issues that are central to the success of professional nurses in today’s constantly changing healthcare environment including consumer relationships, cultural diversity, and communication. This 4th edition is thoroughly updated and revised to better prepare students for the nursing leadership and management issues of today and tomorrow.

Key Features

Each chapter opens with The Challenge, a contemporary nurse’s real-world concern related to the chapter’s focus that encourages readers to think about what they would do in a similar situation. Possible answers are discussed in The Solution at the end of each chapter.

Every chapter contains numbered exercises that provide experiential reinforcement of key leading and managing skills and challenge students to think critically about concepts in the text to apply them to real-life situations.

Research and Literature Perspective boxes summarize articles of interest and point out their relevance and applicability to practice.

15. Strategic Planning, Goal Setting and Marketing16. Leading Change17. Building Teams through Communication and Partnerships18. Collective Action19. Managing Quality and Risk20. Translating Research into Practice—NEW!

Elsevier’s #1 nursing management text, Leading and Managing in Nursing, 4th Edition, offers an innovative approach by merging theory, research, and practical application in key leadership and management areas. It is organized around issues that are central to the success of professional nurses in today’s constantly changing healthcare environment including consumer relationships, cultural diversity, and communication. This 4th edition is thoroughly updated and revised to better prepare students for the nursing leadership and management issues of today and tomorrow.

Key Features

Each chapter opens with The Challenge, a contemporary nurse’s real-world concern related to the chapter’s focus that encourages readers to think about what they would do in a similar situation. Possible answers are discussed in The Solution at the end of each chapter.

Every chapter contains numbered exercises that provide experiential reinforcement of key leading and managing skills and challenge students to think critically about concepts in the text to apply them to real-life situations.

Research and Literature Perspective boxes summarize articles of interest and point out their relevance and applicability to practice.

15. Strategic Planning, Goal Setting and Marketing16. Leading Change17. Building Teams through Communication and Partnerships18. Collective Action19. Managing Quality and Risk20. Translating Research into Practice—NEW!